Fire Officer 1 Study Guide
According to NFPA, how many levels of fire officers are there?
4
Which level of fire officer is generally associated with supervising a single fire company or
apparatus?
Fire Officer I
What is the lowest level of fire officer that is qualified for a chief officer position?
Fire Officer III
Which level of fire officer is generally associated as being the senior non chief officer in a
department?
Fire Officer II
At the Fire Officer I level, emphasis is placed on accomplishing the departments goals and
[Date]
objectives by work through ________ to achieve the desired results.
1
,Subordinates
Within the NFPA requirements for Fire Officer I, what are the requirements for certification as
an instructor?
NFPA Fire Instructor I
Which term does the International Association of Fire Chiefs use for Fire Officer I?
Supervising Fire Officer
Historically, how did the fire service originate in the United States?
As communities of civilian volunteers.
According to the NFPA, approximately what percentage of fire fighters in the United States are
volunteers?
69 percent
Which type of fire department uses full-time career personnel with volunteer or paid-on-call to
[Date]
staff the department?
2
,Combination
Although there are four common forms of staffing fire department organizations, most
discussions divide the fire fighters into which two categories?
Career and Volunteer
Which type of organization do private industries or nongovernmental organizations use to
provide fire protection for factories, processing plants, and large private facilities?
Brigades
In 1871, two major fires occurred that would change the way the United States viewed and
responded to fire. What was one of those fires?
The Great Chicago Fire
When steam-powered fire engines were introduced in the 1800s, what was the reaction of
many volunteer fire fighters?
Fire fighters were threatened by the apparatus and resisted their use.
[Date]
3
, Which devices introduced in the 1850s enabled citizens to send a coded telegraph signal to the
fire department dispatch center?
Public call boxes
What was the first building codes originally developed to prevent?
Building collapse
Which industry played a major role in the development of the first model building codes?
The insurance industry
Despite the invention of technical firefighting equipment, what is the most important resource
on a fire scene?
Fire fighters
To which rank do fire fighters report directly?
Lieutenant
[Date]
Of the following chief officer titles, which is the lowest in rank?
4
According to NFPA, how many levels of fire officers are there?
4
Which level of fire officer is generally associated with supervising a single fire company or
apparatus?
Fire Officer I
What is the lowest level of fire officer that is qualified for a chief officer position?
Fire Officer III
Which level of fire officer is generally associated as being the senior non chief officer in a
department?
Fire Officer II
At the Fire Officer I level, emphasis is placed on accomplishing the departments goals and
[Date]
objectives by work through ________ to achieve the desired results.
1
,Subordinates
Within the NFPA requirements for Fire Officer I, what are the requirements for certification as
an instructor?
NFPA Fire Instructor I
Which term does the International Association of Fire Chiefs use for Fire Officer I?
Supervising Fire Officer
Historically, how did the fire service originate in the United States?
As communities of civilian volunteers.
According to the NFPA, approximately what percentage of fire fighters in the United States are
volunteers?
69 percent
Which type of fire department uses full-time career personnel with volunteer or paid-on-call to
[Date]
staff the department?
2
,Combination
Although there are four common forms of staffing fire department organizations, most
discussions divide the fire fighters into which two categories?
Career and Volunteer
Which type of organization do private industries or nongovernmental organizations use to
provide fire protection for factories, processing plants, and large private facilities?
Brigades
In 1871, two major fires occurred that would change the way the United States viewed and
responded to fire. What was one of those fires?
The Great Chicago Fire
When steam-powered fire engines were introduced in the 1800s, what was the reaction of
many volunteer fire fighters?
Fire fighters were threatened by the apparatus and resisted their use.
[Date]
3
, Which devices introduced in the 1850s enabled citizens to send a coded telegraph signal to the
fire department dispatch center?
Public call boxes
What was the first building codes originally developed to prevent?
Building collapse
Which industry played a major role in the development of the first model building codes?
The insurance industry
Despite the invention of technical firefighting equipment, what is the most important resource
on a fire scene?
Fire fighters
To which rank do fire fighters report directly?
Lieutenant
[Date]
Of the following chief officer titles, which is the lowest in rank?
4
